diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 9971a7ed..659d75cf 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ members = [
     "iceoryx2-ffi/ffi-macros",
 
     "iceoryx2-cal",
+    "iceoryx2-fal",
     "iceoryx2",
     "iceoryx2-pal/concurrency-sync",
     "iceoryx2-pal/posix/",
@@ -60,6 +61,7 @@ iceoryx2-pal-posix = { version = "0.4.1", path = "iceoryx2-pal/posix/" }
 iceoryx2-pal-configuration = { version = "0.4.1", path = "iceoryx2-pal/configuration/" }
 
 iceoryx2-cal = { version = "0.4.1", path = "iceoryx2-cal" }
+iceoryx2-fal = { version = "0.4.1", path = "iceoryx2-fal" }
 
 iceoryx2-ffi = { version = "0.4.1", path = "iceoryx2-ffi/ffi" }
 iceoryx2-ffi-macros = { version = "0.4.1", path = "iceoryx2-ffi/ffi-macros" }
diff --git a/iceoryx2-fal/Cargo.toml b/iceoryx2-fal/Cargo.toml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e306a30b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/iceoryx2-fal/Cargo.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+[package]
+name = "iceoryx2-fal"
+description = "iceoryx2: framework abstraction layer, public API if iceoryx2 shall be integrated in other communication frameworks"
+categories = { workspace = true }
+edition = { workspace = true }
+homepage = { workspace = true }
+keywords = { workspace = true }
+license = { workspace = true }
+repository = { workspace = true }
+rust-version = { workspace = true }
+version = { workspace = true }
+
+[dependencies]
diff --git a/iceoryx2-fal/src/lib.rs b/iceoryx2-fal/src/lib.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b93cf3ff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/iceoryx2-fal/src/lib.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+pub fn add(left: u64, right: u64) -> u64 {
+    left + right
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn it_works() {
+        let result = add(2, 2);
+        assert_eq!(result, 4);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/internal/scripts/crates_io_publish_script.sh b/internal/scripts/crates_io_publish_script.sh
index 29d2f0db..290092a9 100755
--- a/internal/scripts/crates_io_publish_script.sh
+++ b/internal/scripts/crates_io_publish_script.sh
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ cargo publish -p iceoryx2-bb-threadsafe
 cargo publish -p iceoryx2-bb-memory
 cargo publish -p iceoryx2-cal
 cargo publish -p iceoryx2-bb-trait-tests
+cargo publish -p iceoryx2-fal
 cargo publish -p iceoryx2
 cargo publish -p iceoryx2-ffi-macros
 cargo publish -p iceoryx2-ffi